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EOU Theatre brings ‘Mean Girls’ to the stage Nov. 12-15
LA GRANDE, Ore. — Eastern Oregon University Theatre will present “Mean Girls,” a musical about high school popularity, friendship, and the consequences of trying to fit in, Nov. 12-15 in McKenzie Theater in Loso Hall. Performances begin at 7 p.m. Nov. 12, 13, and 14, with a 2 p.m. matinee Nov. 15. Adapted from the...
EOU’s Nightingale Gallery explores love, loss and memory in new exhibition
La Grande, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University’s Nightingale Gallery presents “Hospitality in a World That Won’t Last,” a solo exhibition by artist Rachael Zur. Zur’s expanded paintings blend sculptural physicality with traditional painting techniques to depict objects found in living rooms, exploring themes of grief, love, and the residue of lives lived. The exhibition opens...
Exhibit pairing Nimiipuu stories and geology comes to EOU’s Loso Hall
LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University is hosting “Heads and Hearts: Seeing the Landscape Through Nimiipuu Eyes,” an exhibit from the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture that brings Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) stories and art together with the science of geology. The exhibit is on display in the first-floor foyer of Loso Hall through...
Community Invited to Midterm 2026 Elections Watch Party at HQ
LA GRANDE, Ore. – Everyone is invited to gather downtown to watch live election coverage at the Midterm 2026 Elections Watch Party on Tuesday, November 3. The event will run from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at HQ, located at 112 Depot Street. Organized as a welcoming, community-centered space to follow results as they come...
Community Invited to Midterm 2026 Elections Watch Party at HQ
LA GRANDE, Ore. – Everyone is invited to gather downtown to watch live election coverage at the Midterm 2026 Elections Watch Party on Tuesday, November 3. The event will run from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at HQ, located at 112 Depot Street. Organized as a welcoming, community-centered space to follow results as they come...
EOU counseling program takes home three awards at regional conference
LA GRANDE, Ore. — Eastern Oregon University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program and its faculty earned three awards presented at the 2026 Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (WACES) conference, receiving recognition for program innovation, professional service, and research. EOU received the WACES Innovative Counselor Education Program Award, which honors an outstanding, innovative, or...
Group brings jazz tribute to Schwarz Theatre Oct. 23
LA GRANDE, Ore. – The music of Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, and Louis Jordan will take center stage when the Dmitri Matheny Group performs “Louie! Louie! Louie!” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, in Schwarz Theatre. The concert will feature classic jazz, blues, and jump swing, with flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny joined by local musicians...
EOU President Kelly A. Ryan moderates town hall on voting with Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read and Senator Ron Wyden
LA GRANDE, Ore. – One week before Election Day, Oregonians can ask their questions about voting directly to the state’s top election official and its senior U.S. senator at a virtual Town Hall moderated by EOU’s President. On Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m., Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read and U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden...
EOU Sees More Students Finishing Degrees, Plans for More Success
Rising Graduation Rates Highlight EOU Student Success LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University (EOU) is growing in key parts of its student body. Graduate enrollment measured in the fall term rose about 50% between 2023 and 2025, and early fall numbers show continued growth. On-campus enrollment rose 7.5% over the same period. The number...
Three Artists Find the Wild in Unexpected Places
LA GRANDE, Ore. – The start of a new academic year at Eastern Oregon University marks the beginning of a new season of exhibitions for the Nightingale Gallery. We are excited to begin our new season of exhibits with “Like the world,” an exhibition featuring the work of Portland artists Teresa Christiansen, Sarah Meadows and...
From EOU to Ecuador: Gaining the Experience to Take the Next Step
There is a Catch-22 facing nearly every new college graduate: To get the job, you need experience. But to get experience, someone first has to give you a chance. For Eastern Oregon University graduate Hailey Rogan, that chance eventually took her all the way to Ecuador. Rogan, ‘26, graduated from EOU with a degree in...
EOU, SOU, and WOU Host Joint Alumni & Friends Social at Pendleton Round-Up
PENDLETON, Ore. — Eastern Oregon University (EOU), Southern Oregon University (SOU), and Western Oregon University (WOU) invite all alumni, supporters, and friends to kick off their Pendleton Round-Up festivities at a joint regional social on Thursday, Sept. 17. The gathering will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Traveling Taphouse, located at...
